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yet, according to pentagon officials, only a fraction of those incidents are reported. congress last investigated this issue almost a decade ago until now. new york senator kirsten gillibrand chairs the subcommittee on personnel and has just announced a hearing on march 13th where she will hear from victims of this growing epidemic for the first time. she joins me now. senator, thank you very much. tell me what you want to know about this epidemic really. continuing epidemic, mostly men on women. >> yeah. andrea, as you said, their estimated 19,000 sexual assaults a year in the military, but only a fraction are reported. about 2,400 were record last year, and of those only about 240 went to trial. >> away we really need is accountability and much more transparency. we need it to be a safe place for men and women to serve, and we need to show that we can protect the men and women that are searching in the military, so this hearing is going to shine a light on what the problem is, what are the solutions, and what needs to be done to make sure men and women can serve witho
yet, according to pentagon officials, only a fraction of those incidents are reported. congress last investigated this issue almost a decade ago until now. new york senator kirsten gillibrand chairs the subcommittee on personnel and has just announced a hearing on march 13th where she will hear from victims of this growing epidemic for the first time. she joins me now. senator, thank you very much. tell me what you want to know about this epidemic really. continuing epidemic, mostly men on...
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thanks for shedding a light on all this. >> thank you, andrea. >> this worth in from the pentagon. the top air force general in charge of the stockpile of nuclear missiles in the united states has lost his job. this is a rare instance of firing department of defense officials tell nbc's pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski major general michael cary has been filed. he was relieved in response to an investigation into personal misbehavior, unspecified. for seeing your business in a whole new way. for seeing what cash is coming in and going out... so you can understand every angle of your cash flow- last week, this month, and even next year. for seeing your business's cash flow like never before, introducing cash flow insight powered by pnc cfo. a suite of online tools that lets you turn insight into action. you feel...squeezed. congested. beat down. crushed. as if the weight of the world is resting on your face. but sudafed gives you maximum strength sinus pressure and pain relief. so you feel free. liberated. released. decongested. open for business. [ inhales, exhales ] [ male
thanks for shedding a light on all this. >> thank you, andrea. >> this worth in from the pentagon. the top air force general in charge of the stockpile of nuclear missiles in the united states has lost his job. this is a rare instance of firing department of defense officials tell nbc's pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski major general michael cary has been filed. he was relieved in response to an investigation into personal misbehavior, unspecified. for seeing your business in...
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did the bruising confirmation battle hurt him in the pentagon? an opponent to hagel. thanks for joining us today. >> glad to be with you, thank you. >> now that he's sworn in, what would you like to see as you monitor how he does at the pentagon? >> you know, let me say this, andrea, i view this as yesterday's story. we made a good case that this was a flawed candidate. he's my secretary and yours. i wish him well. as a matter of fact, the first thing i want to do under sequestration is give the secretary of defense and the president of the united states the flexibility under the overall cap to move money around and make the sequestration cuts as painless and less disruptive as possible. >> well, do you think that the confirmation battle weakened him and do you have any regrets about the way that confirmation battle was undertaken by his critics? >> i think we made an honorable case. i still believe his pronouncements and positions over time put him way outside the bipartisan foreign policy mainstream but the president was able to hold his democratic votes, even among
did the bruising confirmation battle hurt him in the pentagon? an opponent to hagel. thanks for joining us today. >> glad to be with you, thank you. >> now that he's sworn in, what would you like to see as you monitor how he does at the pentagon? >> you know, let me say this, andrea, i view this as yesterday's story. we made a good case that this was a flawed candidate. he's my secretary and yours. i wish him well. as a matter of fact, the first thing i want to do under...
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she denied it strongly. >> anybody who characterizes me as someone who is protecting the pentagon, that somehow i'm in cahoots with the pentagon trying to hurt sexual assault victims, or -- with all due respect to you guys, i think you're terrific but there is nobody who will be further in front of the line to kick you until you're senseless if we don't get this problem under control. >> so there. chris cillizza, this has been an internal argument among supporters of more action. you've got kirsten gillibrand versus claire mccaskill. looks like there will be a delayful after the august recess. >> andrea, look. this has picked up more attention earlier this week when rand paul and ted cruz, not usually people who join with someone like kirstin jien gilli on legislation signed on to the idea of taking the sexual assault cases outside the chain of military command. claire mccaskill obviously does not want to be seen as someone defending the status quo, which she has spoken out against. i think honestly what it points to, this is not as simple an issue as you might think. carl levin, anothe
she denied it strongly. >> anybody who characterizes me as someone who is protecting the pentagon, that somehow i'm in cahoots with the pentagon trying to hurt sexual assault victims, or -- with all due respect to you guys, i think you're terrific but there is nobody who will be further in front of the line to kick you until you're senseless if we don't get this problem under control. >> so there. chris cillizza, this has been an internal argument among supporters of more action....
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jim mickle shells can i from the pentagon, we appreciate it. thank you so much. >> okay, luke. >>> there was a jobs for our heroes job fair today, an effort to help veterans and spouses find jobs. as meeting the goal of hiring 1,000 veterans, the parent key of msnbc is pledging to hire -- nbc's richard liu joins joins us where the job fair just wrapped up. richard, a lot of need things going on today. i remember some app.s specifically to help veterans get jobs. it's all about placing them in a job which best suits the skills they learned in the military career. >> reporter: yeah, luke, the objective is to try to reach 500,000 jobs. so far the program has been successful at 100,000. the challenge is this cultural whiplash. the medal of honor recipient dakota meyer describes it for us. >> we were successful in the military, built our whole life. we get out in the civilian life and now we can't even get a job? provide for our family? >> reporter: now, what the medal of honor recipient was describing is the difficulty of translating skills from th
jim mickle shells can i from the pentagon, we appreciate it. thank you so much. >> okay, luke. >>> there was a jobs for our heroes job fair today, an effort to help veterans and spouses find jobs. as meeting the goal of hiring 1,000 veterans, the parent key of msnbc is pledging to hire -- nbc's richard liu joins joins us where the job fair just wrapped up. richard, a lot of need things going on today. i remember some app.s specifically to help veterans get jobs. it's all about...
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. >> nbc news pentagon correspondent jim miklachewski. the fact that algeria moved without moifg either the french -- or, rather, the brits or us or the japanese and others who had nationals there, the can aidians, there's a lot of dissatisfaction with what's happened so far. >> secretary of state hillary clinton called her counterpart there in algeria, again, for the second day in a row, and expressed deep concerns about the operation moving forward. the safety and security of those that remain hostages. there's a serious concern about the way the algerians conducted that operation yesterday. many of the, officials here at the pentagon suggest that the primary objective of the algerians appeared to be to crush the militants and not necessarily to rescue the hostages, and the state department spokesman said american hostages still do remain and talking about confusing numbers that were anywhere from three to ten america americans. two americans managed to hide during the initial assault on that nat gas complex in algeria and were able to
. >> nbc news pentagon correspondent jim miklachewski. the fact that algeria moved without moifg either the french -- or, rather, the brits or us or the japanese and others who had nationals there, the can aidians, there's a lot of dissatisfaction with what's happened so far. >> secretary of state hillary clinton called her counterpart there in algeria, again, for the second day in a row, and expressed deep concerns about the operation moving forward. the safety and security of...
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our thanks to jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. >>> a new threat today at the florida gas plant that caught fire and a series of charge explosions last night. rescue workers found a new leak in one of the 30,000 gallon propane tanks. the media there have been asked to move back as firefighters sprayed the tank to avoid another explosion. all workers have been accounted for after the fire started last night that sent 100-foot flames into the air and smashparked multiple fires. eight people were injured and the neighborhood around the plant was evacuated. today officials are still investigating what caused the fire. in a press conference this morning, the local fire chief said he was awakened by the sound of the explosions. >> last night about 10:30 we had our first ignition over here at the blue rhino plant. i live about two or three miles away from here as the crow flies and it shook my house. so i knew it was bad right off the bat. so responded here with our crews. we've been here through the night. the fire is out. ♪ [ upbeat ] [ barks ] [ announcer ] all work and no play... will
our thanks to jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. >>> a new threat today at the florida gas plant that caught fire and a series of charge explosions last night. rescue workers found a new leak in one of the 30,000 gallon propane tanks. the media there have been asked to move back as firefighters sprayed the tank to avoid another explosion. all workers have been accounted for after the fire started last night that sent 100-foot flames into the air and smashparked multiple fires. eight...
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he had been nominated, and they had told us only five or six days ago that he was still -- the pentagon still wants him to take that position. he was temporarily sidelined by an inquiry into whether they were inappropriate emails between him and jill kelly, the tampa woman involved in the whole petraeus situation, and then he was cleared of any wrong doing by the pentagon. >> you know, we're told now that this -- i mean, this is a sad episode. we're told he did not want to come to -- his family would be involved, and he would have to answer questions. >> you know, draen, i think this shows you that even when you are cleared now the damage done. it's -- it seems hard for me to believe that if the whole jill kelly episode hpt ever aired publicly, that he would have decided he would have wanted to step aside. it seemed like he was on the fast track to get that job. these things -- i think what everyone forgets, this is true with military, this is true with particularly at that level, and it's absolutely true of politicians. these people are people. the focus of the coverage of these emails
he had been nominated, and they had told us only five or six days ago that he was still -- the pentagon still wants him to take that position. he was temporarily sidelined by an inquiry into whether they were inappropriate emails between him and jill kelly, the tampa woman involved in the whole petraeus situation, and then he was cleared of any wrong doing by the pentagon. >> you know, we're told now that this -- i mean, this is a sad episode. we're told he did not want to come to -- his...
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brennan and his speech at harvard by jay johnson, the former head -- the former lead counsel at the pentagon. and by eric holder today. but eric holder seemed to be either conflating or combining imminent threat with ongoing threat. tell me about the memo itself. >> that is exactly the rub. they have -- it is certainly true that administration officials, all those you mentioned, have articulated that it is the bottom administration policy that targeted killings of americans who are associated with al qaeda are lawful and constitutional under certain conditions, and the first concern is that the individual poses an imminent threat of a violent attack against the united states. in other words, capture is not feasible, and the operation is done according to law or principles. what this memo does, which is not something that has been public, is flesh that out and provide details about what they mean by that, and one of those striking points is when they get to defining imminent threat. they talk about a broader -- the memo explicitly says that they have intelligence that the targeted individual
brennan and his speech at harvard by jay johnson, the former head -- the former lead counsel at the pentagon. and by eric holder today. but eric holder seemed to be either conflating or combining imminent threat with ongoing threat. tell me about the memo itself. >> that is exactly the rub. they have -- it is certainly true that administration officials, all those you mentioned, have articulated that it is the bottom administration policy that targeted killings of americans who are...
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leaders at the pentagon are under fire today for obvious lapses in security clearances. not only at the navy yard shooting but also in the past cases of snowden and hasan. this as investigators are learning more about the deteriorating mental condition of aaron alexis. joining us now, nbc justice correspondent pete williams. pete, what do we know about alexis and what warnings signs there were? >> well, i think we have a pretty good idea of what those signs were, andrea, what the secretary is calling the red flags. first of all, there's his three brushes with the law that we know of. one in georgia where he's thrown out of a nightclub. one in seattle where he shoots the tires out of a car in a fit of anger, describing it to police as an anger-fueled blackout. that was before he got his security clearance. then again when he shot a firearm into an apartment building, the apartment above his, the round penetrated into the room above his occupied by a woman that he'd been arguing with about noise. then, of course, we know he told the police in newport just about a month ago
leaders at the pentagon are under fire today for obvious lapses in security clearances. not only at the navy yard shooting but also in the past cases of snowden and hasan. this as investigators are learning more about the deteriorating mental condition of aaron alexis. joining us now, nbc justice correspondent pete williams. pete, what do we know about alexis and what warnings signs there were? >> well, i think we have a pretty good idea of what those signs were, andrea, what the...
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. >> and 16 months after appealing "don't ask, don't tell," the pentagon plans to extend some military benefits to same sex partners. exactly which has not been decided r decided, but they could include some health and welfare programs. >>> boy scouts of america announce a delay today. they will need more time to does whether or not to lift the ban on gay leader respect and scouts. the organization said it would take action at its national meeting in may.the organization take action at its national meeting in may. >>> and tulane university admitting to falsifying their reports. >>> gun control advocates had a lot of star power today on capitol hill. celebrities like tony bennett, chris rock and amanda pete all speaking up against the mars against illegal gun campaign. >> my sister practiced stern al medicine at an innercity hospital in north philadelphia. they see about 500 gunshot wound victims per year. that's one trauma center just in the neighborhood of north philly. and that doesn't take into account mortalities. despite these numbers, some people believe my sister should be prohi
. >> and 16 months after appealing "don't ask, don't tell," the pentagon plans to extend some military benefits to same sex partners. exactly which has not been decided r decided, but they could include some health and welfare programs. >>> boy scouts of america announce a delay today. they will need more time to does whether or not to lift the ban on gay leader respect and scouts. the organization said it would take action at its national meeting in may.the...
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nbc news chief correspondent joins us live from the pentagon with more. mick, you've been so good on this and careful on this. i'm just wondering about the human thing here. you know, people are not in the military or in espionage, they're always amazed at the classic role of justice where spies are executed even though they're the most courageous warriors. these sort of rules of warfare are so harsh. here you have this guy, this frail guy who doesn't look threatening to anyone, who may be naive beyond belief who couldn't possibly have realized what he was walking into is now going to lose -- spend the rest of his life practically in fort leavenworth surrounded by people who won't like him. that's my question. this punishment is really something. >> it depends on which side of the aisle you're talking about. many within the justice community think that the judge was actually lenient on bradley manning because with time served and a possibility of parole there's a possibility that he could only serve ten years. others point out that this is the -- this is
nbc news chief correspondent joins us live from the pentagon with more. mick, you've been so good on this and careful on this. i'm just wondering about the human thing here. you know, people are not in the military or in espionage, they're always amazed at the classic role of justice where spies are executed even though they're the most courageous warriors. these sort of rules of warfare are so harsh. here you have this guy, this frail guy who doesn't look threatening to anyone, who may be...
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the pentagon sees this differently. they put out a new report yesterday showing reports of sexual assaults in the military increased sharply in the last year. i think the number was something like 3,553, something in that range from october 2012 to june 2013. they framed that, actually, as a positive because it means more victims are getting necessary health care. is that how you view it. >> we don't know the facts. i haven't seen the report. but what that numbers tells us is there are 3500 sexual assaults and rapes and increase from last year being reported. we don't know if the total number increased as well, same percentage reported. we don't know if it's increased markedly and percentage of reporting gone down. without all the numbers we don't know. what i do know is that's a big number and it's too much. we have to change how these cases are handled. we need to make sure the other victims who weren't able to come forward because command climate was toxic, they were fearing retaliation or would end their career. we
the pentagon sees this differently. they put out a new report yesterday showing reports of sexual assaults in the military increased sharply in the last year. i think the number was something like 3,553, something in that range from october 2012 to june 2013. they framed that, actually, as a positive because it means more victims are getting necessary health care. is that how you view it. >> we don't know the facts. i haven't seen the report. but what that numbers tells us is there are...
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secretary hagel had a news conference a bit ago just talking about how serious the impact was for the pentagon. lets watch. >> it's important to note that congress did not remove the shadow of uncertainty that has been cast over this department and our government much of this year. like much of the rest of the government dod is operating on a short-term continuing resolution which limits our ability to start new programs. the damaging cuts of sequestration remain the law of the land. >> do you think now is part of the budget process that there's a chance of avoiding not only changing the current sequester but avoiding the next tranche which is supposed to hit january 15th? >> i hope we can do that. as the secretary's comments suggest, they have been able to manage through some sequestration cuts this year that gets more and more difficult. incredibly difficult. where they have to go is readiness accounts, training, maintenance accounts, investment accounts, platforms, new technology. that's going to be very, very difficult. the size of these cuts and the fact they have exhausted all of their b
secretary hagel had a news conference a bit ago just talking about how serious the impact was for the pentagon. lets watch. >> it's important to note that congress did not remove the shadow of uncertainty that has been cast over this department and our government much of this year. like much of the rest of the government dod is operating on a short-term continuing resolution which limits our ability to start new programs. the damaging cuts of sequestration remain the law of the land....
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number one, it is regular standard procedure if you're a diplomat and you work in pentagon state national security council, if you acquire phone numbers of your important counter-parts, you are to turn them over to the nsa. >> really. >> that is apparently -- >> that is standard. >> that is fairly standard. i've talked to a number of people who say when asked they have given contact information to potential counter-parts and other governments. i found on the one hand you're sitting there and saying this has been done for years. that's something snowden's files have known has happened. we now know how that cell number got into the system. it wasn't like it was stolen. this is nsa memos. that's one part. the second part has to do with the fact the white house is now saying we're not going to do it going forward. you get the sense that they know they are embarrassed by the revelations. they are not necessarily embarrassed by the tactics but embarrassed they got caught. >> take a look at what some of the eu parliamentarians came, axle voss from germany speaking on capitol hill to frank. >> fr
number one, it is regular standard procedure if you're a diplomat and you work in pentagon state national security council, if you acquire phone numbers of your important counter-parts, you are to turn them over to the nsa. >> really. >> that is apparently -- >> that is standard. >> that is fairly standard. i've talked to a number of people who say when asked they have given contact information to potential counter-parts and other governments. i found on the one hand...
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the political swagger, if you will, that secretary of defense immediate to both operate inside the pentagon, and that's -- you heard robert gibbs, former press secretary yesterday say it was a little disconcerting watching him give those answers. they made a strategic decision not to have a debate with those republican senators. trying to not start fights, but was he too passive? >> there was a way to push back. david sanger, he could have said i disagree with you about the surge. senator mccain, you're my great friend, but let's talk about what's really going on. we have 66,000 troops at afghanistan right now. he didn't pivot. he didn't push back. he didn't fight. david brooks, your columnist in "the "new york times"" suggested to chuck this weekend that he should even go so far as saying to the president, mr. president, do you have second thoughts? should i withdraw? that's rather more than i would have expected at this point. >> you know, i think there were two remarkable elements to the testimony that former senator hagel gave. he seemed unprepared on basic issues. we were discussing ir
the political swagger, if you will, that secretary of defense immediate to both operate inside the pentagon, and that's -- you heard robert gibbs, former press secretary yesterday say it was a little disconcerting watching him give those answers. they made a strategic decision not to have a debate with those republican senators. trying to not start fights, but was he too passive? >> there was a way to push back. david sanger, he could have said i disagree with you about the surge. senator...
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we have this note that pentagon officials say that the defense secretary, chuck hagel, called the ee gyp shan't leader twice. they haven't released information about the conversations but conversations have transpired. the department of defense press secretary wouldn't go on much further other than saying that the u.s. right now supports the democratic process calling the situation in egypt a crisis and added that the hope is that this period of tension can be resolved in a peaceful manner and violence can be avoided. ayman, let me ask you. this is the independent army that would be interceded. there's the police forces that would be out among the people as opposed to the army. what type of security detail does morsi have? who would be in charge of that that the independent army would be confronting to take him out of power? >> well, the state security bureaucracy in egypt is a very complex one. on the one hand you have the military, armed forces. you have the general intelligence director. that's the equivalent of the foreign military agency. that's very powerful in egypt. you have
we have this note that pentagon officials say that the defense secretary, chuck hagel, called the ee gyp shan't leader twice. they haven't released information about the conversations but conversations have transpired. the department of defense press secretary wouldn't go on much further other than saying that the u.s. right now supports the democratic process calling the situation in egypt a crisis and added that the hope is that this period of tension can be resolved in a peaceful manner and...